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The Keighley &
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Pensioner
The Official Newsletter of Keighley
& Bradford Pensioners Association
(KBPA)
control of their own care. The Act makes it
clear what the Council has to provide.
The Act focuses on:
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March 2015
Welcome to issue 26 of “The Keighley &
Bradford Pensioner”, the newsletter from
Keighley & Bradford Pensioners Association
(KBPA) which is the Informing and fighting
for the rights of pensioners now and in
the future in the Bradford District.
Our membership is continuing to grow and
we welcome new members, please see page
10 for more information and our membership
form.
We also have website, so why not visit:
www.kbpa.weebly.com
Giving information which will help
people to make better choices for care
and support
Carers will be entitled to an
assessment and some will be entitled
to support
A change in how people are assessed
for care and support. This follows a
standard criteria so that anyone in
England will follow the same eligibility
rules
In April 2016 a second phase of the Care Act
will be introduced which will including:
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A cap on care costs for those will fund
their own care
You can view the latest Care Acts factsheet
by visiting:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/
care-act-2014-part-1-factsheets
The next Keighley & Bradford Pensioners
Association will be held on Wednesday 18th
March 2015 at 11:15am at: Keighley
Shared Church Hall, Market Street,
Keighley, BD21 5AD
From April 2015, care
and support is
changing for the better.
The Care Act is a new law that makes care
and support more consistent across England.
The Act covers care and support for adults
and clearly states what a Council will have to
do and what support people can expect.
Wellbeing is at the centre of the Care Act
places and makes sure that people can be in
More than a third of people aged 65 years
and over (nearly 4 million) believe Britain has
become a worse place to live over the past
12 months, according to research for Age
UK.
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The findings are published in the Charity
report entitled ‘A great place to grow older.
Age UK’s ambition for the next Parliament
2015 - 2020’ it is inspired and informed by
the views of older people from across the
country, the report presents the Charity’s
priorities and calls for Government action to
transform Britain into a great place to grow
older for everyone by the end of the next
Parliament in 2020.
With 1.6 million older people still living below
the poverty line and many more only just
getting by, affording daily essentials remains
a challenge for millions of pensioners living
on low fixed incomes. According to
Government statistics nearly a million
pensioners (9%) would be unable to replace
a cooker if it broke down, and one in eight
(1.25million) over-65s couldn’t pay an
unexpected £200 bill
PRIORITY 1: Quality health and care
In its new report Age UK is calling for
pensioner poverty to be halved by 2020 and
action so all older people eligible for extra
financial help due to low income actually
receive it – at present about 1 in 3 don’t[ix].
The Charity is also calling for the ‘triple lock’
to be put into law now, to ensure the state
pension maintains its value, giving more
financial security for this and future
generations.
New findings for the Charity reveal that
nearly three quarters (71%) of older people
said poor standards of care and support – in
care homes or their own homes – make them
feel that the government treats older people
badly.
Between 2005/06 and 2013/14, spending on
older people’s social care was reduced by 18
per cent while at the same time the number
of people aged 65 and over increased by
15.6 per cent. The number of older people
receiving social care as a proportion of all,
has dropped by 40 per cent from 2005/6 to
2013/14.
That’s why Age UK is calling for the new
Government to plug the funding gaps in
health and social care, and give older people
with multiple long term health problems a
‘coordinator’ to ensure they receive the
joined up health and social care they need.
PRIORITY 2: Enough money
The new research found that one of the
biggest worries for the over-65s is paying for
energy to heat their home (39%), closely
followed by the general cost of living (32%)
and the cost of food (24%). Almost one in
five (19%) reported feeling worse off
financially compared to this time last year.
PRIORITY 3: Safe and comfortable at
home
At present only 3% of housing in England is
accessible to people with restricted
mobility[x] and nearly a million older people
are living in fuel poverty. The Charity
believes that all older people should be able
to live safely and with dignity in good quality,
warm, comfortable housing
In its new report, Age UK is calling for a
much wider range of affordable housing
options for older people by 2020 and long
term investment in an ambitious energy
efficiency programme to help keep them safe
and well through the winter. And as an
immediate step Age UK wants all new
housing to be built to ‘lifetime’ home
standards so it can be easily adapted for
people with reduced mobility.
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PRIORITY 4: Active communities
New findings show that among the 50+ age
group, 19 per cent are worried about losing
their jobs and income over the next six
months.
Older people contribute a massive £61 billion
to the economy each year through work,
caring and volunteering, but barriers such as
ageism and digital exclusion can prevent
many from enjoying a fulfilling, independent
later life. Getting back into employment after
losing a job is especially tough for the over
50s; 47% of over 50’s who are unemployed
have been out of work for a year or more, the
highest proportion for any age group.
Age UK wants to see long term
unemployment among older workers halved
by 2020, and every older person able to
access essential services, including banking,
whether they are online or not. As an
immediate step the Charity is calling for the
next Government to improve job support and
training opportunities for the unemployed
over 50s.
PRIORITY 5: Feeling well
We are living longer but often with disability
and long-term health conditions, and
dementia and loneliness are big and growing
threats to older people’s wellbeing. Recent
research for Age UK found that around a
million (10%) older people are ‘chronically
lonely’ at any given time in the UK,
increasing their risk of mental and physical
illness.
By 2020 the Charity wants all public and
essential private services like banks and post
offices to be ‘dementia friendly’, plus
concerted local action to prevent and tackle
loneliness. As an immediate step the Charity
wants the next Government to fund a public
health campaign on how to stay fit and well
in later life.
Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age
UK said: “We are not surprised that a third of
over-65s in our research, equivalent to some
4 million older people overall, think Britain
has become a worse place to live during the
last year. Easy headlines about a fortunate
minority living on good incomes and in sound
health should not blind us to the reality facing
considerably more people in their 60s, 70s,
80s and beyond, for whom life is not nearly
so rosy and the future a source of constant
concern.
'Age UK wants the next Government to be
ambitious and aspire to transform this
country into ’a great place to grow older’ for
every older person today and tomorrow. And
with the right policies, like those we propose
in our new report, we think it can be done –
not straight away we accept, but by the end
of the next Parliament, if the political
leadership is there and a good start is made.
'Age UK’s top priority for the next
Government, bar none, is action to plug the
growing social care funding gap. The two big
social care media stories in the last week
have been about 5 minute care visits and
official advice to families considering putting
cameras in care homes to try to protect loved
ones. Nothing could demonstrate more
powerfully what a sorry state social care is
now in – despite the efforts of many
dedicated frontline staff. Addressing the
funding shortfall in social care would do more
to improve older people’s lives than any
other single action the next Government
could take.
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'If we want to create a society that gives
older people the dignity, respect and care
they need and deserve the next Government
will need to tackle some entrenched
problems, such as fuel poverty and the lack
of suitable housing for an ageing population,
as well as the state of social care, and
implement long-lasting solutions.
You can view the note published by House of
Commons Library by visiting:
‘Accessing and sharing confidential patient
information’
'Our ambition is to make Britain a great place
to grow older by 2020 and with imagination
and political will we believe it can be
achieved.'
The Charity toured the country with the Age
UK sofa to film older people about what they
think will make the UK a great place to grow
older. To hear their views and add their own
people can visit:
www.ageuk.org.uk\votelaterlife
You can read the full report by visiting:
‘A great place to grow older. Age UK’s
ambition for the next Parliament 2015 - 2020’
In February 2015, the House
of Commons Library
published a note ‘Accessing
and sharing confidential
patient information’
This gives a short summary (in just 11
pages) of the Data Protection Act 1984,
Access to Health Records Act
1990, DH Records Management Code of
Practice, care.data, Summary Care Records,
Caldicott Review 2013,
Health and Social Care Information Centre
guidance, statutory disclosures and public
interest disclosures.
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Why not visit and take time out:
Keighley Third Age Group
meets on the first
Wednesday of the month at
The Temple Row Centre, Temple Row,
Keighley, at 10.30am, for a social gathering
and/or speaker.
Also our programme has the following
interests and activities for the over 50’s and
retired people.
Monday - English, History of England, Tai
Chi type exercise.
Tuesday - Bookworms, Crafts, French
Conversation, Scrabble.
Wednesday - Gardening, In My Opinion,
Quiz, Science &Technology, Spanish.
Thursday - Music Appreciation, Popular
Music.
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Saturday - Walking Group.
Sunday - Lunch Club.
The Theatre Group see shows in Bradford,
Bingley and Keighley.
For more information telephone: Joan Rye
01535 642136.
Fresh, home prepared food including soup,
sandwiches and snacks are on offer at very
reasonable prices.
Activities and trips are also often arranged.
For more information about the drop-in
contact: John Hanson, the Keighley Over 50s
Co-ordinator on 07954 376644.
Keighley Third Age website:
Drop-in Open House for Seniors, meeting
at The Alhambra Theatre, Morley Street,
Bradford
Horton Outreach/The Restaurant in the
Church Social Day Care for the over 55s
with up to 25 places per day and provides
lunches for the retired and disabled at St.
Columba's Church, St. Margaret’s Place,
Bradford BD7 3AW.
Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10am
- 2pm. (excluding Bank Holidays)
Meets on Tuesday and Thursday from
12:30pm, transport is available on request.
Alternating Mondays and Tuesdays; light
refreshments at affordable prices; occasional
speakers on relevant subjects for older
people; occasional arts/ crafts/ creative
writing/ reminiscences.
Tel: 01274 502536 or email:
For more information about Open house
contact: Mrs Pam James on 01274 564075
www.hortonoutreach.co.uk
http://bit.ly/keighleythirdage
Bradford University of the Third Age
(U3A) - Offering a range of social,
intellectual; and physical activities and
interests for retired and semi-retired people.
Meets at the Bradford Club, Piece Hall Yard,
BD1 1PJ at 10.30am for a coffee morning,
guest speaker (and maybe even lunch!) on
the 3rd Wednesday of the month. All Over
50’s are welcome.
hgreed@hortonoutreach.co.uk
Why not visit:
Bradford Third Age Group meets at the
Bradford Club, Piece Hall Yard, BD1 1PJ for
coffee mornings and a talk by a guest
speaker on the 3rd Wednesday of the
month.
All Over 50’s are welcome. Contact Brian
Bartle on 01274 670953 or email:
bartlebrian62@yahoo.co.uk
Contact Angela Curtis on 01274 394676 or
email:
Project Gold is an older person’s project in
Baildon.
angela77d@yahoo.co.uk
Providing services for socializing, education,
hobbies and health for people aged 50+.
Zumba Gold classes are held at St John’s
Church Hall, Hall Cliffe on Mondays at
9:45am.
Keighley Over 50s is a drop-in centre and
cafe that is open every Monday and
Wednesday from 10am to 2pm at the
Keighley Shared Church Hall.
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We have a Book Club, Board Games
Afternoon and Saunterers Walking Group.
Contact: Sarah Baxter for more information
on 07717 011102.
Active Seniors Club, meet once a fortnight
on a Thursday Afternoon, 2pm – 4pm for tea,
coffee and home baked cakes
Come along and meet new people and have
a chat, take part in activities such as games,
entertainment, knitting & crafts all just for
£1.00 per session.
Contact St Peters Church, Moorhead Ln,
Shipley, BD18 4JH on 01274 400 381 or
email: office@stpetes.org.uk
New Hey Road Methodist Church, East
Bowling - Day Centre for the over 60's every
Friday from 10.00am to 3.00pm, cost £4.50.
Warm Lunch, refreshments, chairobics,
games, quizzes and a chance to chat and
make new friends.
Silver Liners - aim to have a varied
schedule and this is made up of movie time
(we will watch a movie of our choice).
Information afternoons, we invite speakers to
come and share useful information with us,
quizzes and games and finally at the end of
the month we try and have a monthly trip out.
Meet: Church of Nazaree, Oakworth Road
Keighley, BD21 1QS Time: 2:00pm Contact:
01535 608100
Hope House is running a 50+ Games
afternoon on Mondays 1:15 p.m – 2:15 p.m.
Free admission and free refreshments.
Games include pool, draughts, chess,
dominoes, yahtzee, cards or just come and
chat.
Phone for more details. Hope House, 16
Wood Street, Bradford BD8 8HY, just of
White Abbey Road.
Contact: Eileen Barratt 01274 591591
Also Hope House is running a craft
afternoon.
Shipley – TLC (Tuesday Lunch Club) at
Westcliffe Road Chapel (next to Westcliffe
Medical Centre)
Roseland Crafts will come each Thursday
12.30-2.30 p.m. and there will be a different
craft activity to do every week.
For 55+ people, every Tuesday between 11:
45a.m. and 1:15p.m.
Cost is £2 for materials, refreshments are
free.
Soup and a pudding with teas and coffees
served by church volunteers for £2 per
person. We would love to see you.
Tel: 01274 735344 for more details
All abilities welcome.
Drop in or phone for more details; Margaret
01274 586465.
West Lane 50+ Social Group at Farish
House Community Room, South Street,
Keighley
Meets second Tuesday every month 1.30 3.30pm for Bingo, socialising and
refreshments. Everyone welcome.
Ilkley Senior Citizen’s Club meets every
Tuesday at 2pm in the Clark Foley Centre,
Cunliffe Road, Ilkley for entertainment,
outings, games and talks.
New members are always welcome.
Greengates over 60’s Club meets at the
Parish Church Hall, Harrogate Road,
Bradford.
We are a friendly welcoming club who meet
every Thursday afternoon from 1.45pm–
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3.45pm for games, entertainment, bingo and
light refreshments.
A small charge applies and everyone
welcome.
Help Getting Out
Dial-a-Ride - Transport for those people in
Keighley who are unable to access public
transport due to physical or mental health.
They have 2 vehicles that are accessible to
wheelchair users.
Charges are subsidised and start at £3 for a
single journey and £4 for a return journey.
Tel: 01535 611101
Volunteer Centre (Bradford) - Community
Transport Scheme a volunteer driver
service for older people operates Monday Friday 9:30am - 5:00pm (but, if available,
volunteer drivers can provide their services
outside these hours).
C/o Volunteering Bradford, 19-25 Sunbridge
Road, Bradford BD1 2AY. Tel: 01274 725434
or email:
jill@volunteeringbradford.org
Bradford Council Help Line:
01274 431000
Bradford Council’s Adult Protection Unit:
01274 434442
http://www.bradford.gov.uk/bmdc/contact_us/
contact_us_by_telephone/adult_protection_u
nit_contact_details
Carers' Connection Bradford:
01274 323323
http://www.bdct.nhs.uk/our-communityhealth-services/allied-health-professionalsplanned-care/carers-connection/
Carers’ Resource: 01274 449660
http://www.carersresource.org/
WY MetroLine: 01132 457676
http://www.wymetro.com/
National Rail Enquires:
08457 48 49 50
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk
Keighley & Bradford Pensioners
Association (KBPA) purpose is to:
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Improve the welfare of people over
retirement ages who reside in the
Bradford Metropolitan District Council
area.
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Provide facilities and opportunities in
the Borough for retired people to
meet, discuss matters of common
interest and undertake action to
advance their well-being.
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Disseminate information on and seek
support for campaigns in the interest
of retired people of the area of
Bradford District.
Bradford Royal Infirmary:
01274 364024
St Luke’s Hospital: 01274 734744
http://www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk/
Bradford District Care Trust:
01274 228300
http://www.bdct.nhs.uk/
Airedale Hospital: 01535 652511
http://www.airedale-trust.nhs.uk/
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Proactively engage with retired people
in the Borough whatever their age,
gender, sexuality, race, ethnic origin,
culture, religion, means, background
or abilities
Membership shall be people who
support the work of the association
and are aged 18 or over.
So why not join Keighley & Bradford
Pensioners Association (KBPA) and make
your voice heard with our existing
members for a fairer Bradford, Keighley &
District and share in our demand for
better services for all.
All members will receive our informative
“Keighley & Bradford Pensioner”
newsletter every month.
Please print and complete the membership
form on page 10 or you can download it by
visiting:
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6334/kbpa_membership_form_2014.pdf
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Why not join Keighley & Bradford Pensioners Association (KBPA)
& make your voice heard, for a fairer Bradford, Keighley & District.
Share in our demand for better services for all.
Please print and complete the form below, enclose your £5 yearly membership fee
and donations are welcome, sending them to:
Mr Cyril Davies,
Keighley & Bradford Pensioners Association (KBPA)
72 Colne Road, Oakworth, Keighley, BD22 7PB
Got a question or comments? Then please email us at: kbpa@live.com
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